Glass Rebel
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Makes me want to work out more.
Poor woman getting bullied by overweight people.
Poor woman getting bullied by overweight people.
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Yes. No one forces people to eat too much, eat junk, and not move their bodies.
Heh, that's how I took it. No nonsense approach.
I was so weak, until fit gaf was completely no nonsense with me and pushed me
EVERY SINGLE TIME. Ever women I saw with Fibromyalgia was depressed and seemed a bit off to me. We have a manic depressive in our family, she has fibromyalgia and she doesn't eat anything. They don't eat nothin, they waste away and then they wonder why they are in pain.
EAT a sandwich woman. It'll make you feel better. They make me feel better.
Kano on the Phone
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That's exactly the reason. It's also why people in poor neighborhoods drive shitty cars, if only the dealerships in these areas just carried BMWs.
Because she understands their anger and pain to as much of an extent a bulimic could.
Oh, I dont give a shit either, but I could see how it affects someone and in this case her initial comment crosses the line between pride and showboating. Now im not saying that she should cover herself like many "anti-PC" people here think society is suggesting, but there is some ignorance in her words.
Baraka in the White House
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As the husband of a 120 lb. woman with fibromyalgia and anklyosing spondylitis, yeah this is bullshit. Fibro alone is a lifestyle-altering disease and a severe enough case of it will make your exercise options incredibly limited. It's not quackery.
Lol those things aren't nearly the same.
So getting a phd is as easy as not putting pizza in your mouth.
Well...there's more to it than that.
Unhealthy food is generally cheaper for distributors than healthy food, thus it's cheaper for consumers. There are very real reasons why dietary regulation is harder in poorer communities than more wealthy ones.
Healthy food isn't more expensive than the junk food. It's not as easy but it isn't expensive. If people wanted healthy food the shops would stock it. People demand cheap cars in poor neighboorhoods and those are sold there. People demand healthy food (Which isn't more expensive) and people will supply it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html
Here is an article from the NY times.
This...I don't understand how people can blame everything and everyone else for their own actions... no one is stuffing Twinkies down your throat but yourself. If you want to be healthy, YOU have to take control of your life, no one else.
I also understand that there are people with health issues who struggle with weight, etc. but even then, you are responsible for what you do with your body.
You don't know that! Passing up good pizza is just as hard!
And you can buy it in bulk at Costco!
Are... are you being serious right now?
So writing a one page paper is as easy as changing your entire lifestyle and habits moving forward for the rest of your entire life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html
Junk food isn't really cheaper. It isn't. It also isn't even a time issue.
No one said it was easy, but people pretty much do nothing. How about trying, at least a little. Just something, anything.
i don't really have a problem with this. It doesn't apply to everyone. If you're happy with your body then why does something like this offend you? If you're not happy with your body and you don't have some medical or genetic issue what is your excuse for not trying to fix your body? Why does some random stranger on the internet asking a stupid question offend you so much? Sounds like a lot of insecurity to me.
A lot of you need to read Cheryl Sandberg's Lean In. Being successful at anything isnt about excuses, its about having the will to do what it is you want to do and in the case of having kids having a supportive partner that pitches in that allows you to focus more on what it is that you want to be successful in. No one has it all, no one can have it all, its a myth.
This is my problem, after a 40+ hour work week, each night after making dinner I don't have the desire to go out and run or work out. I'm also mostly content with my body and self image though. If i really wanted to, i do have plenty of time that I could spend working out, even on weekdays, instead of playing playstation or watching TV.
success and happiness are different for all people, so i'm not sure what this would prove. However, I would imagine in your hypothetical, the woman likely has a supportive husband/partner that helps out with the children.
exactly.
A lot of you need to read Cheryl Sandberg's Lean In. Being successful at anything isnt about excuses, its about having the will to do what it is you want to do and in the case of having kids having a supportive partner that pitches in that allows you to focus more on what it is that you want to be successful in. No one has it all, no one can have it all, its a myth.
Flame Lord
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Saw this on the news yesterday. Picture probably wouldn't be that bad if it weren't for the "What's your excuse" thing.
Carnby
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So you don't have a phd? What's your excuse?
Baraka in the White House
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Rhetorical or not, I tend to think it's unfair to assume that just because someone responds to a snarky question with a snarky answer that they're offended or even angry. She kind of set the tone here.
UnblessedSoul
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People will say anything to cover up their own denials
Education for a PhD. costs an arm and a leg, eating right and exercising doesn't.
TAJ
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You'd have a point if she'd said "No excuses.", but she didn't. Learn2read.
The biggest detriment of working out for me now is sleep. After the kid there is simply not enough of it and I can't be hitting the gym hard and not getting enough rest.
Granted I don't think that will be forever.
Currently exercise is simply going for a walk. It's something, people don't even do that.
Granted I don't think that will be forever.
Currently exercise is simply going for a walk. It's something, people don't even do that.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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FAT SHAMING IS BAD
FIT SHAMING IS PERFECTLY OKAY
If you like working out/exercise/training and it's a lifestyle you subscribe to then shame on the people who are offended by your mere existence.
FIT SHAMING IS PERFECTLY OKAY
If you like working out/exercise/training and it's a lifestyle you subscribe to then shame on the people who are offended by your mere existence.
Making it sound like it's the easiest thing in the world is the worst way to get people to do something though.
Then, people who have legitimately tried and failed look and say 'Well if it's THAT easy then I obviously just can't do it. I tried really hard and failed."
What the fuck kind of message is that? How about this. It's hard fucking work to change your lifestyle, but once you get into the routine and build good habits, it gets easier.
Sometimes. Kids don't have a choice for example.
My brother used to coach pee-wee football and morbid obesity was a big problem with kids coming from spanish families. The issues was that, in those households, food was seen as a pacifier/reward/preparedness mechanic. One kid who was about 70 pounds over weight was, on game day, essentially getting three course breakfasts, would go to the game and play (he was O-line), have a snack immediately after the game was over, have another 3 course meal in the afternoon because "of course you need it, you missed lunch", have ANOTHER 3 course meal for dinner, and if he got remotely peckish before bed, his mother would cook him something. Now this is an extreme case, but it's one that shows that people often don't get to choose what sort of things go in their body. No one in that family thought they were doing anything wrong, it was simply how they were all brought up. If you are a kid especially, the adults in your life have to really put a lot of effort into making sure you're eating healthy, and if they don't, the kid is going to see no reason to, because you're a kid and you'll eat pretty much anything.
And dieting, in my experience, is the hardest thing about staying fit. I love food too much to go on a super strict diet, but I still try to do little things here and there, like cut out soda, drink more water throughout the day, cook my own meals with natural incredients, stay away from HFCS, stay away from fast food, little things here and there that otherwise would pile up.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-05-17/healthy-food-cost-USDA/55018070/1
Here is another study showing that healthy food isn't more expensive than junk food. If poor people want healthy food they'd get it. Poor people also tend to have cars and can drive to safeway and buy healthy food if they wanted to. Middle class and rich people in America are fat and have access to healthy food and it's cheaper for them too. The problem with being fat isn't because junk food is cheaper. It's because junk food is easy and tastes good. Being lazy makes it easier to eat junk food.
Here is another study showing that healthy food isn't more expensive than junk food. If poor people want healthy food they'd get it. Poor people also tend to have cars and can drive to safeway and buy healthy food if they wanted to. Middle class and rich people in America are fat and have access to healthy food and it's cheaper for them too. The problem with being fat isn't because junk food is cheaper. It's because junk food is easy and tastes good. Being lazy makes it easier to eat junk food.
When we used to do interviews for the PhD program, we'd have 6 candidates from about 300 applicants.
Yeah I'd say that's harder to just get accepted then putting a different food in your mouth.
Why did I have to write this out?
moltonasty
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damn, she fine. i don't know why she has to apologize, she's just proud of keeping her figure in such beautiful shape after having 3 kids. that shit ain't easy, and she has every right to be proud.
What's the snarky answer here? Crying fat shaming?
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Good for her. To many people do just do nothing.
That being said she was a tad confrontational so she's stupid if she didn't expect some push back.
Also everyone's situation is a tad different so I don't like to take her situation and use that for everyone. I sort of hate this I did this so you can do it to line of thinking as it's reductive without really looking at each situation individually.
That being said she was a tad confrontational so she's stupid if she didn't expect some push back.
Also everyone's situation is a tad different so I don't like to take her situation and use that for everyone. I sort of hate this I did this so you can do it to line of thinking as it's reductive without really looking at each situation individually.
Hmm, sounds like excuses to me.
Speaking of bullshit...
Profit margins are insanely high on processed food, which is why grocery stores push these products instead of fruit, vegetables, lean meats, and whole grains.
I like having conversations, but what I can't stand is the black-and-white bullshit that permeates threads like these.
You're overweight? "What a fatass, get off your lard ass and go to the fucking gym!"
Food deserts exist? "Whatcha gonna do, the only reason stores stock shitty food is 'cause that's all people want to eat!"
Some people are happy while not prioritizing physical fitness. "Some people want to be great, others are satisfied being fat sacks of shit. You've gotta want it to get it!"
:fistbumpKano On The Phone said:
Your evidence that "it isn't a time issue"? The mantra of the food industry since World War II has been "how can we make our products more convenient and addictive?"Gannd said:
Getting out of the convenience food mindset is a societal problem, and it's no surprise that those with the most obstacles tend to be the ones that fall prey to it.
robotzombie
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It should be pointed out that people who are doing what they want with their own body would not tend to get up in arms and offended at a Facebook picture.
ColonelColon
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The difference is that it's way fucking harder to be ripped than to not be fat.
Heh, an "It gets better" campaign focused around exercising is actually a really good idea.
How about starting small.
I bet if the majority of obese people stopped drinking soda they would see a major change.
Is that too much to ask? To stop drinking sugar liquid?
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It pisses me off this guy is a pharmacist, looking down on his clientele.
Great article. And you're completely correct.
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it's not bad as it is. it's flamebait for insecure people.
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